Okay Consilius, you ARE making a fallacy of composition. I don't need the machine analogy, though your objections to it are... Lol-worthy to say the least.
It is true that standing up at a sports stadium will net you a better view than if you had been sitting down. This is true for any particular seat at a traditional sports stadium. But if EVERY person in EVERY seat stood up at the same time, that doesn't occur. That's the sort of error you're making and instead of admitting it, you seem to be arguing that such is even a fallacy to begin with, even though it's long been noted to be one.
It is true that standing up at a sports stadium will net you a better view than if you had been sitting down. This is true for any particular seat at a traditional sports stadium. But if EVERY person in EVERY seat stood up at the same time, that doesn't occur. That's the sort of error you're making and instead of admitting it, you seem to be arguing that such is even a fallacy to begin with, even though it's long been noted to be one.
